哪

nǎ

HSK 2.0 Level 1 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Pronoun Very common

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哪

nǎ Pronoun how; which

哪

né Taiwan pr. [nuó]

哪

něi which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)

Definitions

1. how
2. which

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• 那 nà 那 nà (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]) 哪 is a question word for 'which', and 那 is a demonstrative for 'that'; they are a common learner pair for asking and pointing.: (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi])

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• 那 nà 那 nà (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]) 哪 (which) is often used in questions to inquire about a choice, while 那 (that) points to a specific one.: (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi])
• 什么 shén me 什么 shén me what? 什么 (what) asks about identity, while 哪 (which) asks about selection among known options.: what?
• 谁 shéi 谁 shéi who 谁 (who) asks about people, while 哪 (which) can be used with classifiers to ask 'which person' (哪个人).: who

Usage notes

Collocations

哪 is often followed by a classifier and a noun, e.g., 哪本书 (which book). Without a classifier, it's only used in certain structures like 哪些 (which ones).

Common mistakes

Don't confuse 哪 (nǎ, which) with 那 (nà, that). They differ in tone and radical, and 哪 is used for questions.

Example Sentences

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你想要 哪 本书？

Which book do you want?

你的省份是 哪 个？

Which province are you from?

哪 裡 哪 裡！

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13189784)

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Words Containing 哪

• 哪些 哪些 nǎ xiē: which ones?
• 哪儿 哪儿 nǎr: where?
• 哪怕 哪怕 nǎ pà: even
• 哪知道 哪知道 nǎ zhī dào: who would have thought that ...?
• 哪里 哪里 nǎ lǐ: where?
• 也好不到哪里去 也好不到哪里去 yě hǎo bù dào nǎ lǐ qù: just as bad; not much better
• 哪一个 哪一个 nǎ yī ge: which
• 哪个 哪个 nǎ ge: which
• 哪像 哪像 nǎ xiàng: unlike
• 哪吒 哪吒 né zhā: Nezha, protection deity
• 哪壶不开提哪壶 哪壶不开提哪壶 nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú: lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot
• 哪知 哪知 nǎ zhī: who would have imagined?
• 哪里哪里 哪里哪里 nǎ lǐ nǎ lǐ: you're too kind; you flatter me
• 哪门子 哪门子 nǎ mén zi: (coll.) (emphasizing a rhetorical question) what
• 吗哪 吗哪 mǎ nǎ: manna (Israelite food)
• 天哪 天哪 tiān na: Good gracious!
• 常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋 常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋 cháng zài hé biān zǒu , nǎ yǒu bù shī xié: a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet (proverb)
• 算哪根葱 算哪根葱 suàn nǎ gēn cōng: who do (you) think (you) are?